NEW DELHI: Let's get together and celebrate this World Environment Day to reduce carbon emissions. Here are 80 ways to celebrate the Day. A Adopt 'green' way of life Art made of recycled materials Auctions to benefit an environmental project Award presentations for environmental competitions Awareness campaigns B Bicycle parades/races Broadcast of public service announcements (TV and Radio) Buy a fuel-efficient car C Calculate your carbon footprint Carpools Celebrity support Clean-up campaigns Competitions (banner, drawing, essay, painting, poster, poetry) Conferences on the environment D Debates on environment issues Dedicate your blog to World Environment Day on 5 June Distribute leaflets, brochures and posters Donate to an environmental cause E Environmental education programmes in schools Excursions to nature sites Exhibitions (drawings, posters, photos, paintings) F Fairs Festivals Film festivals on the environment G Give a gift membership of an environmental organisation Guidelines to community-based environmental activities H Hoist banners at major road intersections Help local environmental groups organise WED events I Inform all your friends about WED Involve various partners (NGOs, ministries, youth groups, celebrities, private sector) Issue First Day Covers (stamps) J Join an environmental group Join UNEP's carbon neutral network Join the Billion Tree Campaign K Keep your neighbourhood clean Kick-start an environmental campaign Kick the CO2 habit! Know your rights L Launch of government environment policies, books, reports Lobby local authorities to adopt sound environmental policies M March for the environment Media coverage and activities N Never litter O Offset your emissions Organic farming/cooking Organize a WED themed event in your neighbourhood P Parades Performances (plays, songs, poetry) Plant a tree Plastic bags: avoid them! Promotional material (t-shirts, stickers, bookmarks) Puppet shows for children with an environmental message Q Quizzes related to the theme for schools, youth groups, company staff, etc... R Rainwater harvesting Rallies Ratify international environmental conventions Reduce, re-use, recycle Rehabilitate natural habitats Replace your light-bulbs with energy saving ones S Save paper Seminars Sort rubbish Speeches Sponsorship from private sector Sports activities Switch off stand-by TV and computer T Take action T-shirts for WED U Use sustainable modes of transportation (walking, jogging, cycling, skating, carpool) V Vehicle emission monitoring Vermicomposting Visits to botanical gardens and national parks Volunteer for organizations such as Clean Up the World W Waste less! Workshops Write plays, poems, songs Write to civic leaders, members of parliament, government and newspapers X Xchange ideas Xpect environmental responsibility Y Youth-led activities Z Zero emissions Source: United Nations Environment Programme |
Saturday, March 14, 2009
80 ways to celebrate world environment day
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